Category: Suburban Opinion
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School budget suffers loss due to deferment
Perpetually deferredstate aid paymentmay cause tax rise BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Perpetually deferred state aid payment may cause tax rise BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An upcoming budget deficit resulting from a shortfall in state aid may result in another school tax increase. The Board of Education recently discussed methods of approaching the…
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Volunteer urges passage of proposed AED legislation
As a New Jersey resident, Monmouth County health care professional and American Heart Association volunteer, I am asking the local media and N.J. senators to help bring Bill S-1106 to the full Senate for a vote. If passed, this legislation could save an untold number of lives by requiring all New Jersey health clubs and…
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Republicans played politics with former chief
I would like to rebut the letter to the editor from Joseph Ajello ("Township Democrats Interested in Politics, Not Fairness") that was printed in the Nov. 26 issue of the Suburban. I have been a resident of Old Bridge for 26 years, and I am also a registered Democrat. Although I don’t take issue with…
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In Sayreville, the election was all about character
I have read with much interest and amusement the Democrats’ analysis of why they lost the election in Sayreville. While they are looking for excuses, the reasons are very clear — nothing esoteric here. The people of Sayreville are more perceptive than we are given credit for by the borough Democrats. The election was all…
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Obituaries
Alfred P. Young Obituaries Alfred P. Young Mr. Young, 57, of South River, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 16 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his mother, Sarah E. Dill Young of Jackson; a sister, Sarah E. Berendt of Manalapan; several nieces and nephews; and his companion, Arlene McGuire. Graveside services…
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Reader says bears should be sterilized, not killed
Would New Jersey’s black bears make better trophies if "the testes of our majestic black bear population" (to quote Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell) were left intact? Neutersol, an immunocontraceptive chemical approved by the Food and Drug Administration, should be tried, and the hunt canceled, because it is better to sterilize than to…
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Salvation Army asks public to lend hand
Stephen BanfieldGuest Column Stephen Banfield Guest Column Ye Olde Gas Tax Revolt of 2003 At this time of year, most people focus their thoughts on the upcoming holiday season. Stores are stocked with winter merchandise, decorated trees are on display, and lists are made so no one is forgotten. Yet, there will be many people…
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Time to clear the air
So far this year, Gov. James McGreevey has signed more than 140 bills into law. Among those bills were laws to improve highway safety, raise benefits for government employees who retire, repeal the position of state poet laureate, and require shower rails in "certain senior citizen rental units." As amazing as it might seem in…
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Your Turn
Cy ThannikaryGuest ColumnChairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to take action to fix problem Your Turn Cy Thannikary Guest Column Chairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to take action to fix problem Cy Thannikary Guest Column Chairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to…
